Wow, that was a heckuva game yesterday, wasn’t it? Who saw that team winning? Not this, guy, that’s for sure. Okay, I’ll cut the crap because everyone knows how infrequently I follow sports. Yes, it was the Super Bowl XLVI and...

I’m proud to say I’ve attended public school all my life. From kindergarten to my final months here at Grand Valley State University, the government has been the one footing the bill for much of my education. I have had the pleasure of...

In a time when government funding is being slashed, student dissatisfaction with tuition hikes is growing and the concept of making do with less is putting everyone on edge, it makes sense that universities — and their critics — would examine their...

Dear Susan G. Komen Foundation, What are you thinking? You had such a great relationship with Planned Parenthood. You two used to be able to march down a city street together, hand in hand, wearing those mildly dirty-feeling “I

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to Mr. Justus’ editorial, “Obama’s ‘Buffet Rule’ makes good old-fashion sense” published in the January 29th edition of the Lanthorn. Mr. Justus paints a portrait of only...

Creative. Happy! Really? I suppose. That is how I would describe myself in five words. The acrostic nature of these words is to highlight my creativity and the exclamation point is to let you know that YES! I AM VERY HAPPY! HENCE THE PUNCTUATION! Grand...

We’ve all heard the spiel about how much a college degree is worth and how much more money college graduates make than their high school counterparts — 84 percent, or $1 million, more on average, according to Georgetown University research...

Dear Editor, I am writing because I am concerned with the lack of professional writing skills in today’s youth. This, I believe, is due to the “techno-social” phenomenon we are experiencing as a culture. Communicating dominantly through...

I read the article that was ran in the Lanthorn about GV admissions. I would like to comment on the statement about how Grand Valley is making progress on making the campus more diverse, because as a ethnic student, a black ethnic student, I see and...

Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday uncovered few new policies or ideas, but it did provide more details on ones he already made public. Notably, his “Buffett Rule,” which, rather than prohibiting sharing at the Big...

I think GV should have tougher admissions standards, but I think you could say that about any college in the United States except for Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Princeton. Second, I used to work in admissions and “accessiblity” isn’t...

It’s easy to be apathetic, but it’s more rewarding to be engaged. Though for many students at Grand Valley State University the long winter months ahead may mean treacherous commutes, late night study sessions and skulking through a series...